Path

Success

Path Created with Sketch.

Warning

Path

Error

FREE SHIPPING Every Day With Purchases Of $60 Or More Of Eligible Items. Online Orders Only.
Cokesbury

The Greatest Story Never Told

Revive Us Again
Revive Us Again
$19.79
($21.99)
$14.79
($21.99)
Product Description
God raises up Methodists for such a time as this.

Here is a ditty Len Sweet’s Methodist grandfather used to sing:
A Methodist, a Methodist will I be
A Methodist will I die.
I’ve been baptized in the Methodist way
And I’ll live on the Methodist side.

What “genius” of Methodism inspired this kind of love and loyalty in the earlier years of the faith? What did it mean to live in “the Methodist way” and to die on “the Methodist side?” Perhaps it is time to resurrect a neo-Wesleyan identity and to challenge the prevailing “one-calorie Methodism” that characterizes so much of our tribe today.

What makes a Methodist? How can we re-ignite the spark of genius that motivated such commitment in our cloud of witnesses?

The essence of Methodism’s genius resides in two famous Wesleyan mantras: “heart strangely warmed” (inward experiences with a fire in the heart) and “the world is our parish” (outward experiences with waterfalls of cutting-edge intelligence). For Wesley, internal combustion, the former, led to external combustion, the latter.

In the 18th century, Methodists in general (and in their younger years, the Wesley brothers themselves) were accused of being too “sexy.” What else could all those “love feasts” and “strangely warmed hearts” be about? Why else were all those women in positions of leadership? With this book the author hopes to bring back to life some of Methodism’s sexiness so that our current reproduction crisis can be reversed.
God raises up Methodists for such a time as this. 

Here is a ditty Len Sweet’s Methodist grandfather used to sing: 
                A Methodist, a Methodist will I be
                A Methodist will I die.  
                I’ve been baptized in the Methodist way 
                And I’ll live on the Methodist side.  

What “genius” of Methodism inspired this kind of love and loyalty in the earlier years of the faith? What did it mean to live in “the Methodist way” and to die on “the Methodist side?” Perhaps it is time to resurrect a neo-Wesleyan identity and to challenge the prevailing “one-calorie Methodism” that characterizes so much of our tribe today.  

What makes a Methodist? How can we re-ignite the spark of genius that motivated such commitment in our cloud of witnesses?   

The essence of Methodism’s genius resides in two famous Wesleyan mantras: “heart strangely warmed” (inward experiences with a fire in the heart) and “the world is our parish” (outward experiences with waterfalls of cutting-edge intelligence). For Wesley, internal combustion, the former, led to external combustion, the latter.  

In the 18th century, Methodists in general (and in their younger years, the Wesley brothers themselves) were accused of being too “sexy.” What else could all those “love feasts” and “strangely warmed hearts” be about? Why else were all those women in positions of leadership?  With this book the author hopes to bring back to life some of Methodism’s sexiness so that our current reproduction crisis can be reversed.

  •   Paperback ($19.79)
  •   eBook ($14.79)
free shipping iconEligible For Free Shipping
Usually ships in 4-5 business days. Ships from a Cokesbury Connect Partner.
Product will be available upon checkout.
  • Additional Details
  • Additional Details
    Product Specs
    • SKU: 9781426740329
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781426740329
    • Language of Text: English
    • Publication Date: 05/01/2012
    • Format: Paperback
    • Author: Leonard Sweet
    • Page Count: 160
    • Width: 6.00 inches
    • Height: 0.40 inches
    • Length: 9.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.03 pounds
    • SKU: 9781426756061
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781426756061
    • Language of Text: English
    • Publication Date: 05/01/2012
    • Format: Electronic Media
    • Author: Leonard Sweet
    • Page Count: 160
    • Width: 1.00 inches
    • Height: 1.00 inches
    • Length: 1.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.06 pounds
    Shipping & Returns
    This item is available for return. Cokesbury uses a variety of methods for ground shipping. At your request, we can also expedite order shipments for an additional charge. Cokesbury partners with UPS for these expedited deliveries.
    This item is not available for return. Cokesbury uses a variety of methods for ground shipping. At your request, we can also expedite order shipments for an additional charge. Cokesbury partners with UPS for these expedited deliveries.